About 1/4 of the confirmed coronavirus cases are congregated in New York City as cases skyrocketed in the last week

White supremacists discussed plans to ‘weaponize’ coronavirus by infecting non-whites and law enforcement agents through the use of spray bottles, laced items, or saliva, the federal government is alleging. Federal investigators have reportedly been monitoring communications among white supremacist organizations through Telegram, an encrypted messaging app that has become popular among underground extremist movements. ‘Violent extremists continue to make bioterrorism a popular topic among themselves,’ according to an intelligence brief written by the Federal Protective Service. ‘White Racially Motivated Violent Extremists have recently commented on the coronavirus stating that it is an “OBLIGATION” to spread it should any of them contract the virus.’ The report, a copy of which was obtained by Yahoo News, covered the week of February 17 - 24.

The lockdown affecting large segments of the American public to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus is likely to last 10 to 12 weeks, or until early June, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has said. Americans are adapting to the biggest change in daily life since World War Two with schools closed, sports canceled and economic upheaval as job losses mount with the shuttering of businesses across many industries. Hospitals are scrambling for protective equipment for healthcare workers and ventilators as they brace for a wave of patients who will need help breathing.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Spain ...

Gun shop owner expresses frustration after national sales reach 300% higher than previous records broken

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT! Probably the man wanted to stroke the lion ... #facepalm

BREAKING NEWS! Harvey Weinstein 'has coronavirus': Rapist, 68, 'tests positive and is quarantined' days after he was moved from Rikers Island to an upstate NY prison to start his 23-year sentence

An Ohio police officer was killed late on Saturday night after a suspect on the run collided with her vehicle during a chase, authorities in a Cincinnati suburb said. Kaia Grant, 33, is the first police fatality in the line of duty in the history of Springdale, Mayor Doyle Webster said at a news conference. Grant was killed Saturday night in a crash that also injured Sgt. Andrew Davis. Officers in another jurisdiction began the pursuit, which entered Springdale city limits, Police Chief Thomas Wells said. The suspect was being chased by police while driving on Westbound I-275 at State Route 4 at around 8:30pm. Grant and Davis tried to stop the suspect, but at some point during the pursuit, the suspect collided with their cruiser on an interstate. 😢 #RIP

Air quality is improving in countries under coronavirus lockdown as nitrogen dioxide level in quarantined areas has dropped, experts say. Despite dramatic decreases in toxic fumes over cities in Italy, Spain and China it is far too early to know if a long-term change has been made. Images by the United States space agency NASA are clear: In February, the concentration of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) fell dramatically in Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, passing from an indicator that was red/orange to blue. NO2 is mainly produced by vehicles, industrial sites and thermal power stations. As China moves past the peak of its crisis, however, recent images by the European Space Agency (ESA) show a resurgence in NO2 emissions.

The dramatic photo of Yale University's basketball gym converted into a makeshift hospital evoked images from the 1918 influenza pandemic that killed millions worldwide. Yale Health, the on-campus health care provider for students and faculty at the Ivy League university, said that the beds that have been set up at the Payne Whitney Gymnasium in New Haven, Connecticut, will be for those who are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 yet are not severely ill enough to be admitted to a hospital.

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Tucker Carlson on how Coronavirus will change "higher education" forever. Also it's important to note that professors are afraid of sending out video lectures, because they're concerned about them leaking to right wing websites and people finding out what they're teaching nowadays. https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14563

The Brooklyn Hospital Center right now